News & Analysis as of

Risk Mitigation Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion Involving Financial Risk Mitigation Arrangements for High-Cost Rare Disease Drug

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted Advisory Opinion 24-04, a favorable opinion analyzing a refund and discount program designed to alleviate the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Health-Related Social Needs: Three Trends in Leveraging Community Partnerships

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Leading health authorities have increasingly emphasized how non-medical factors such as socioeconomic status, education, employment, housing, food security, and community support have an outsized impact on health outcomes. By...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] FCPA & Anti-Corruption for the Life Sciences Industry - May 9th - 10th, New York, NY

Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 19th Annual FCPA & Anti-Corruption Conference for the Life Sciences Industry returns for another exciting year with carefully researched programming based on critical findings...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - March 1st, St. Louis, MO

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education on a wide variety of current and emerging topics...more

NAVEX

From Healthcare Sector, a Big Push for CCO Autonomy

NAVEX on

For the better part of a decade, the U.S. Justice Department has led the way on calls for a strong, independent corporate compliance function – until recently, that is. Then the Department of Health and Human Services leaped...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] How Not to Lose $1M: Preparing for HHS-OIG Info Blocking Enforcement - August 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) issued a final rule to implement its authority under the 21st Century Cures Act to investigate allegations of information blocking and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Telehealth regulatory oversight and enforcement trends

CT magazine (July 2022) - One of the notable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry has been the boom in services provided via telehealth. This boom is in part due to temporary flexibilities applied...more

Goodwin

Federal Audits and Enforcement Actions of Telehealth Providers: Future Trends and Mitigating Risk

Goodwin on

As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses and the expanded use of telehealth has appeared to stabilize over the past year according to a July report from McKinsey & Company, Federal agencies have continued the recent trend of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

OIG Advisory Opinion No. 21-02 Provides Helpful Insights into Risk Mitigation Factors Regarding Health System-, Physician-, and...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

On April 26, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued favorable Advisory Opinion No. 21-02 regarding a proposed investment in an ambulatory surgery center (“ASC”) by a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Stephen Shaver on CARES Act Relief Funds and Healthcare Organizations

While the CARES Act provided much needed funding, it wasn’t a handout for healthcare providers. There are strings attached, explains Stephen Shaver, an attorney with Wachler & Associates and author of the Chapter “Revenue...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Protecting Your Business When Entering Into A PPE Agreement

Although many businesses throughout the United States were decimated during the Covid-19 pandemic, a few have been able to pivot and take advantage of new opportunities unfolding in the now lucrative market for personal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Novartis’ $678 Million Settlement Sets Guideposts for Life Sciences Industry Speaker Programs

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) recently entered into a civil settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the company paid health care practitioners (HCPs) who spoke...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Internal & External Health Care Investigations

K&L Gates LLP on

In this episode, Mark Rush and John Lawrence discuss the federal government’s expectations related to health care organizations conducting internal investigations and demonstrating a commitment to compliance. The episode also...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Ride Sharing and Health Care Regulatory Considerations

K&L Gates LLP on

Transportation is often cited as one of the top barriers to health care for individuals in the United States. To reduce this burden and increase access to care, many health care providers are now partnering with ride-sharing...more

Baker Donelson

OIG Work Plan – October 2017 Update

Baker Donelson on

The OIG added five new items to its Work Plan with its October 2017 monthly update. This is a decrease from the nine new items added to the Work Plan with the September 2017 update. (For more information on last month's Work...more

Jones Day

"Meaningfully Useful" Risk Mitigation Strategies for Providers Following the eClinicalWorks Settlement

Jones Day on

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ("HITECH Act") established financial incentives under Medicare and Medicaid for eligible health care providers that adopt, implement, and demonstrate use...more

17 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide